Jon Moxley retains, Kyle Fletcher stars

Full Gear might go down as one in all AEW’s extra irritating pay-per-views.

There was some true brilliance, some head-scratching selections and possibly a case of making an attempt too exhausting on a card from Prudential Heart on Saturday evening which may have been higher off unfold out over a couple of Dynamite and Collisions.

One factor is for certain, whereas not every part clicked, AEW is making a concerted effort to push some brisker faces up the cardboard and really feel dedicated to Loss of life Riders and Harm Syndicates tales and that’s a great factor.

Listed below are 5 takeaways from Full Gear.

Too A lot of a Good Factor

AEW tried to do an excessive amount of directly after Jon Moxley lastly put down Orange Cassidy to retain the AEW world championship that it sort of undid among the good that got here from the match. However thank God for Darby Allin

After a flurry of Orange Punches from the challenger proper on the bell, Moxley beat down and bloodied Cassidy — biting him and racking his nails into his again. Cassidy’s strikes didn’t appear to faze the champ, however issues turned after he defiantly put his hand in his pockets and delivered his signature shin kicks.

Three extra Orange Punches and a Seashore Break couldn’t preserve Moxley down earlier than the remainder of the Loss of life Riders got here to the ring solely to be lower off from the Conglomeration. Marina Shafir was set to hit Cassidy with the championship briefcase however Willow Nightingale, again from damage, ran down and speared her to an enormous pop — knocking the case to Cassidy.

The challenger smashed Moxley with it, however the champion nonetheless kicked. As Cassidy was set to ship one other Orange Punch, turncoat Wheeler Yuta took him out with a Psycho Knee. Moxley hit a Loss of life Rider DDT to win it. The followers care about Cassidy and this leaves issues open for him if want be — like Solo Sikoa costing Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39.

Then issues bought bizarre.

“Hangman” Adam Web page got here out to hit Yuta with a chair because the Loss of life Riders regarded to do extra injury to Cassidy. Then Christan Cage smashed Moxley together with his AEW championship contract case however did not money it in as a result of Jay White stopped him. White has been out for revenge on Cage, however the crowd was fairly silent making an attempt to course of the three story arcs AEW tried to squeeze in.

Because the Loss of life Riders ran to the parking zone, Allin saved issues by ramming a automobile into their automobile as they jumped into one other automobile. It left issues fairly clear who will ultimately finish Moxley’s reign.

Hurts So Good

AEW bought every part proper about Bobby Lashley’s first pay-per-view match with the corporate. He regarded each bit the powerhouse he wanted to, dominating early then ending issues by spearing Strickland via the barricade, spearing him within the ring and having the previous AEW World champion move out within the Harm Lock. 

Strickland bought simply sufficient in between to provide the followers hope. He even ran up the positioned metal steps to leap and Swerve Stomp Lashley via the Spanish announce desk. A Home Name and one other Swerve Stomp again within the ring nonetheless wasn’t sufficient to maintain Lashley down.

AEW feels appropriately dedicated to constructing the Harm Syndicate as a significant heel faction and Lashley beating Strickland is one other brick. Lashley additionally put Prince Nana within the Harm Lock. Strickland goes to want some pals — possibly Will Hobbs.

New King in City?

Will Ospreay was restricted at instances as Fletcher took benefit of a storyline shoulder damage and complaints of numbness. The 25-year-old Fletcher, who wore a crown to the ring, went toe toe-to-toe with Osepreay in each means and did some large storytelling yelling at his former buddy.

Late within the match, Ospreay delivered a Types Conflict and hit a stiff Hidden Blade, however a flimsy pin allowed Fletcher to kick out. Fletcher would pile drive Ospreay from the apron to the metal steps on the skin — telling him “I’m better than you!” 

Fletcher hit the Grimstone pile driver with Ospreay’s left arm limp however the Aerial Assasion bought a shoulder up. With no energy in his arms, Ospreay couldn’t hit significant strikes.

Fletcher overpowered him from there, laughing at him earlier than connecting on a Brainbuster to the highest turnbuckle to place Ospreay away from the largest win of his profession.  

Classic Efficiency 

Mercedes Moné and Statlander had the match you’d hoped for and the group dug it. Statlander’s energy, Moné’s agility and each’s pure wrestling skill made for the TBS champion’s finest match in AEW.

At one level, the challenger Statlander caught a meteora try and slammed Moné into the turnbuckle. She later countered a Assertion Maker, and rolled Moné — who was promoting her butt off all through — right into a Samoan drop.

Mone labored Statlander’s knee in the course of the match, even touchdown a frog splash on it. The challenger confirmed large resilience, getting her shoulder up on the final second after two backstabbers and a Moné Maker finisher.

A annoyed Moné went from a Assertion Maker submission, however Statlander picked up her and dropped from an Electrical Chair place. She pulled the champ up practically flat from the bottom to organize for Saturday Evening Fever and the largest pop of the match. However Moné bit Statlander’s knee. The champ delivered a cazadora to drive the challenger’s throat into the ropes, permitting her to roll her up for the win.

This was a classic match for Moné, who fortunately banished Kamille and the prospect for interference to backstage after a confrontation early within the evening. AEW can be telling the story of the short erosion of the Moné-Kamille partnership. 

Oh Danny Oy

Daniel Garcia had some of the anti-climatic championship wins ever, tapping out Jack Perry by cranking again on a sharpshooter to grow to be new TNT champion. The match was laid out positive. The gang clearly didn’t like Perry in the course of the match however by no means bought behind Garcia, who bought little or no pop within the match’s traditional babyface spots till the shock of his title win. This match was in a horrible spot on the cardboard at match six of 9 following Ospreay-Fletcher 

Perry stored taking part in into the truth that Garcia wasn’t able to be champion, At one level he handed Garcia the TNT championship and dared him to hit him. Perry then hit a low blow in and a working strike however Garcia kick to a tepid response. AEW is clearly pushing some new faces, however the second felt like a waste of all of the vitality the corporate put into constructing Perry.

Different Matches 

Jey White over “Hangman” Adam Web page

The Blade Runner is over. It took just one from White, after an amazing sequence of counters that began with Web page making an attempt for a Buckshot Lariat, to place the cowboy down. It was White’s fifth profession singles win over Web page. White let Web page understand it after his win to spark a post-match assault. Web page even decked Christoper Daniels, who was making an attempt to intervene. It’s a big momentum win for White — who additionally kicked out of two straight Deadeyes at one level, over a former AEW World champion. 

MJF over Roderick Robust 

Robust was relentless on MJF’s again with backbreakers, strikes, submissions and tossing him into the barricade. There aren’t any wasted strikes with Robust. All of that proved for naught as MJF, turned Robust’s one mistake on a pin try right into a Salt of the Earth submission. After tapping Robust out, MJF smashed his arm in a chair, It introduced Adam Cole from the again. However Kyle O’Reilly misplaced it on Cole after he was too late getting out and blamed his coping with MJF for Robust getting damage after beforehand warning him.